Hello Crafters! Today I'm sharing a sweet figurine I've had for many years. It was originally painted bronze and gold and looked fantastic in our old house, but since moving into our new house last year, it just didn't fit in with our new gray and silver scheme. So I turned to my Tommy Arts Paint to save the day (and the figurine)! Before, with the plaster figurine painted all the same color, none of the details really stood out. I love all the depth and details you can see after she was repainted!
To start the process, I painted the plaster figurine with a base coat of Tommy Art's Rock Gray chalk based mineral paint:
Tommy Art chalk colors are high-quality, rapid-dry, chalk-based mineral paints. Each chalk color offers superb coverage, opacity, porosity, and lightfastness. Tommy Art chalk colors adhere to most surfaces without preparation and are available in more than 35 colors.
Next, I painted the girl's hair, the bird, and the base of the figurine with Tommy Art Brown Black chalk paint:
The two different colors really helped bring out the details!
Next, I painted Tommy Art's White Coating over the Brown Black chalk paint, focusing on mainly painting the raised areas (left photo below). Working in small sections, I immediately wiped away the excess coating (right photo below). This left the recessed areas the darker brown-black:
The coatings come in five different colors, which are used for transparent and semi-transparent effects, while also serving as a protective finish.
Here's how the White Coating over the Brown Black chalk paint looked, after I finished:
Next, to bring out the details of the the rest of the figurine, I brushed Antiquing Wax over just the Rock Gray chalk paint areas (face, dress, arms and legs):
Tommy Art waxes are a creamy, solvent-based beeswax that can be used to add color or to create a seasoned look. Ideal for use with wood, plaster, and metal. Each of the four colors produce their own decorative effects. They are easy to apply and buff, and are an excellent way to protect surfaces.
After letting the wax dry just a little while, I wiped it away with a soft cloth, leaving the dark wax in the recessed areas. This really brought out the girls' details:
Then to accent the girl's hair bow and the bird, I highlighted them with Tommy Art Silver Metallic paint:
Then to seal and finish her hair, the bird and the base, I gave them a protective coating of Neutral Wax.
Here she is, all done:
Now she fits into our home decor much better!
Do you have some old home decor items that could use a facelift? I hope you'll give Tommy Art chalk paints, coatings, waxes, metallic paints, varnishes, pastes, and other specialty products a try!
Thanks for stopping by today!
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